ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Welcomes Aedhmar Hynes to Board of Trustees
HARTFORD, CT – September 16, 2021 – ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is pleased to announce the addition of Aedhmar Hynes of Greenwich, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to its Board of Trustees.
Hynes comes to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø with deep expertise at the intersection of digital technology, communications and customer engagement. For the past several years, Hynes has ranked among the top 50 most powerful global communications professionals. Most recently, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Text100, one of the world’s largest digital communications agencies, with 22 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. She is an immediate past Chairman and a Trustee of The Page Society, the preeminent body for Chief Communications Officers of fortune 500 companies; a member of the Advisory Council of the MIT Media Lab; a 2008 Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President and CEO, Mark Contreras, commented, “We are beyond thrilled to welcome Aedhmar to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Board of Trustees. Aedhmar has led many of the world’s most important brands through digital transformation and technology disruption. She understands that ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is deeply committed to making our news, storytelling and content accessible and available to all of the diverse communities of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, and that this is possible only through innovation and digital transformation. With her experience, we will continue to innovate and strengthen local news, expand and diversify our audience, and create a more informed, educated and inspired statewide community.â€
Hynes commented on the appointment, “I am longtime admirer and supporter of public media, and I understand the importance of trust between a community’s local news media and its citizens. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is an important conveyor of truth, context and ideas in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and I am very happy to play my part in sustaining and growing that critical resource for generations to come.â€
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is home to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Television (CPTV) and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Radio (WNPR). Together, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø serves nearly one million citizens each month through ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Radio and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Television, as well as through our many digital and online platforms. Through our mission to inform, educate and inspire the people of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, we connect people of all ages to high quality journalism, storytelling, education and experiences, and amplify the voices of our diverse communities. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with an $22 million annual budget, funded primarily through community support from individuals, foundations and corporate sponsors.